Glossary entry

Latin term or phrase:

vide infra

English translation:

see below

Sep 27, 2003 18:24
20 yrs ago
Latin term

vide infra

Non-PRO Latin to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
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below

It means "see below"
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agree Jirina Nevosadova
1 hr
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agree danya
2 hrs
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agree chica nueva : veni,vidi,vinci = I came, I saw, I conquered (Julius Caesar), infra = below, as in infra dig = below one's dignity
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true; in references, they often write just "infra" (or "supra")
agree Joseph Brazauskas
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agree darkeol
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agree verbis
17 hrs
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agree JessicaC
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it means...

"see below"

Definition: [adv] (in writing) see below; "vide infra". Synonyms:
below. Webster's 1913 Dictionary. Definition: \In*"fra\, adv. [L. Cf. ...
www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/infra
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agree Jirina Nevosadova
1 hr
agree chica nueva
5 hrs
agree Joseph Brazauskas
7 hrs
agree verbis
17 hrs
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thereafter, further on

the expression "vide infra" means "see below" in a text. This expression can also point out that further notice will arrive: See thereafter/further on.

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Note added at 2003-09-28 08:20:18 (GMT) [[utf-8]]
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According to an on-line Latin-English Dictionary, \"infra\" means below, under, later than.
Reference: www.ku.edu/ftp/pub/history/Europe/Medieval/aids/latwords.ht...
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